Michael Louis Wells: News

Michael, Sean & Elizabeth will play a short (appox. 20 minute) set as part of the Annie O. Concert Series at The Cooper Square Hotel in New York on Tuesday March 2. Doors 7PM, show 8PM. It's free admission (yeah!) and cash bar. Here's the address: The Cooper Square Hotel Penthouse, 25 Cooper Square (3rd Ave btw 5th & 6th St.).

Michael is in rehearsals in New York for "Lenin's Embalmers" featuring Zack Grenier. Previews beginning March 3 with a March 8 opening.

Michael is in New York appearing in a workshop production of Michael Lew's "Microcrisis" this week and next. The play is directed by Ralph Pena and produced by Youngblood. Performances are Feb 17, 20, 21, 25 & 26 at 7PM on the stage of Youngblood's newly refurbished 6th Floor theatre at 549 W.52nd Street in Manhattan.

Michael begins rehearsals in New York on Wednesday for Michael Lew's "Microcrisis" - a new (brilliant!) full-length about the global financial meltdown.

Michael is back in New York in rehearsals with Bipolar Explorer.

Michael will be in San Francisco this week and next.

Michael is in rehearsals in New York with Youngblood.

Michael will be appearing in Anna Moench's "Windy City" directed by RJ Tolan for Youngblood this weekend.

Michael's new one-act, HAPPINESS, directed by Youngblood co-Artistic Director RJ Tolan, featuring Youngblood co-Artistic Director Graeme Gillis and the totally stellar Scott Sowers opens in New York tonight.

Michael will be in San Francisco this week.

Invited by Youngblood Artistic Director Graeme Gillis to write a short piece for two actors, Michael has knocked out a new one-act. It's called "Happiness" and will debut in New York as part of the Late Night series on Friday November 13. More news soon...

Michael is in rehearsals this week in New York with director extraordinaire Lee Breuer at Mabou Mines.

Michael will be reading a new play with director extraordinaire Lee Breuer at Mabou Mines in NYC tomorrow.

Michael is in New York this week in rehearsals for Youngblood's annual "Asking For Trouble" festival of new short plays.

Michael is in San Francisco this week.

Check out newly posted production shots from World Premiere of Kia Corthron's "Dialectic" on the photo page. They're alright! A helluva lot better than the one in the Voice...

Nice notice for the festival, kind words for "Dialectic" and breathtakingly unflattering picture of Michael in this week's Village Voice...

Michael is in previews for Kia Corthron's "Dialectic" and opening on Monday. Bipolar Explorer is back in action, as well. Check the photo page for new snaps...

Michael is in technical rehearsals in New York for Kia Corthron's "Dialectic", which begins previews later this week.

Michael begins rehearsals in New York for Kia Corthron's "Dialectic" tomorrow.

Reading tonight in New York directed by Wilson Milam with Neal Huff, Grant Shaud, Meredith Zinner, Summer Serafin, Derek Lucci and Geneva Carr.

Michael is opening Off-Broadway in "Two-Handers" directed by (Tony-nominee) Wilson Milam tonight in New York City.

You can see clips of Michael as Legal Aide attorney Clemens in 3 different episodes of NBC's "Law & Order" by following this link to YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmxVSQhyRM4

Michael will begin rehearsals in New York with director extraordinaire Wilson Milam (Tony nominee - "The Lieutenant of Inishmore") on Wednesday.

It's been a prolific couple of months which have seen the completion of both a new screenplay (2nd draft) and a new stageplay (1st draft), as well as a brace of new Bipolar Explorer tunes.

One of the demos, "Flag Day" has been posted on the BPX Tumblr site. Check it out! Here's the link:

http://bipolarexplorer.tumblr.com/post/127821429/demo-of-branding-spanking-new-bpx-tune-flag-day